Mobile phone services to be suspended in various cities today

LAHORE: The government has instructed the mobile phone companies to suspend their services in various cities of the country as part of security arrangements for Youm-e-Ali (RA) on Wednesday.

The services would remain suspended in Lahore 4:00am and 8:00 pm, Rawalpindi 4:00 am and 6:00 pm , Gujranwala 3:00 am and 1:00 am Thursday, Sargodha 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm.

The cellular services would also be shut in Jhnag, Sialkot and others cites.

Large rallies are taken out and procession and gatherings are organized across the country to mark the martyrdom day of Hazrat Ali (RA).